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Sri Lanka Chase Down England's 429 to Win by Two Wickets
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In Short: In a stunning display of batting prowess, Sri Lanka chased down England's mammoth total of 429-4, scoring 430-8 to win by two wickets in a dramatic one-day international (ODI) match in Rawalpindi.
In a stunning display of batting prowess, Sri Lanka chased down England's mammoth total of 429-4, scoring 430-8 to win by two wickets in a dramatic one-day international (ODI) match in Rawalpindi.
England's Harry Brook set a new record with a 202-run innings, clobbering 10 sixes and 21 fours as England posted a first 400-plus ODI total in Pakistan.
However, Sri Lanka's team effort saw them chase down the mammoth total, with Pavan Rathnayake scoring 130 and Avishka Fernando and Dasun Shanaka both making 97.
Rathnayake and Shanaka combined to lift the tempo with a rapid 133-run stand off just 79 balls, giving Sri Lanka genuine hope.
Janith Liyanage smashed a six off the penultimate ball as Sri Lanka completed the second-highest successful run chase in ODI history.
England's Joe Root also contributed with a 66-ball 69, becoming the first England batter to complete 8,000 runs in his 197th one-day international.
Brook's record-breaking innings was overshadowed by Sri Lanka's comeback, as the team overcame early losses to reach the target.
England's captain, Harry Brook, expressed disappointment despite his record-breaking performance, stating, 'Unfortunately, it (the record) doesn't matter now. I thought we were going to be in a good position but, unfortunately, it doesn't even count.'
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has joined the white-ball coaching setup as a 'specialist mentor' as England begins preparations for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Pietersen said, 'I am immensely proud to have been asked to help this team on their journey to win a World Cup in South Africa.'
What this adds
Sri Lanka's chase got off to a shaky start as they lost two early wickets, but Rathnayake and Shanaka's partnership turned the tide.
England's total of 429-4 was the fourth-highest total in ODI history.
Brook's innings took Shubman Gill's record and England to 429 for 4 in Rawalpindi.
England's next match is against Bangladesh in Windhoek, Namibia on October 8.
Background
In a stunning turn of events, Sri Lanka managed to chase down England's mammoth total of 429-4, scoring 430-8 to win by two wickets in a dramatic one-day international (ODI) match in Rawalpindi.
England's Harry Brook set a new record with a 202-run innings, but Sri Lanka's team effort saw them chase down the mammoth total.
What's confirmed
- Brook was joined in the fireworks by Joe Root, who scored a 66-ball 69 and became the first England batter to complete 8,000 runs, in his 197th one-day international.
- Brook clobbered 10 sixes and 21 fours as England posted a first 400-plus ODI total in Pakistan.
- Sri Lanka scripted history by completing second-highest successful run chase in ODI cricket.
- A word from KP on his return! 💬 pic.twitter.com/p7fRSPmeHF “I am immensely proud to have been asked to help this team on their journey to win a World Cup in South Africa,” Pietersen said.
What's still developing
- Sri Lanka slid to 24-2 before Rathnayake and Avishka set about transforming the innings, putting on 166 for the third wicket.
- Rathnayake hit 15 fours and three sixes while Shanaka’s blazing knock featured eight sixes and six fours, as Sri Lanka delivered a powerful response to Brook’s earlier masterclass.
- RAWALPINDI: An inspired Harry Brook scored the fastest double hundred in ODI history as England piled up 429-4 against Sri Lanka in the tri-series in Rawalpindi on Thursday.
- Up with the required rate throughout their innings, Sri Lanka needed 109 from the final 10 overs and were able to absorb the losses of Rathnayake and Shanaka.
- By David Charlesworth, Press Association Cricket Reporter, Rawalpindi Harry Brook’s record-breaking 202 was put in the shade as Sri Lanka pulled off an unforgettable heist to leave England on the brink in the tri-series in Pakistan.
- “I always say I want to make match-winning contributions and have a match-winning impact,” Brook said.
- ‘The England captain will take a well earned drink and a shower, but not before he gets a pat on the back from every single member of England’s touring side,’ Mark Butcher said on Sky Sports.
- Brook cleared the rope off the Sri Lankan seamers with ease, and Eshan Malinga went for 91 runs in his 10 overs.
- None of the trio were there at the close, as England suddenly found themselves back in it.
- England, champions on home soil in 2019 before being dumped out in round one in India four years later, begin their campaign against Bangladesh in Windhoek, Namibia on October 8, while they then face Sri Lanka at the same venue on October 13.
- Twelve years after being told his England career was over, Kevin Pietersen is walking back into the dressing room.
- The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced the appointment on Monday, confirming that Pietersen will work with the teams and individual players over the next 15 months.